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Old 06-13-2005, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Nemesis8
Thanks, Nemesis. I'll edit my first post.
Old 06-13-2005, 01:19 AM
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thanks for the video, im sure mid-high 13's isnt far away.
congrates!
Old 06-13-2005, 04:10 PM
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Nice vid, Adrian...what are you boosting your turbo at?
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what was your 1/8th mile time and trap? Trying to compare it to mine.....
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Originally Posted by rotaryred
what was your 1/8th mile time and trap? Trying to compare it to mine.....
1/8 ET and mph : 9.0401 @ 78.12
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dang my best is 9.49 at 75 with a midpipe and exhaust. Get your leak fixed....I wanna try with 17's i have heavy *** 18's that im sure slow me down. Wanna go to a 1/4 soon and try and run a 14.4 to 14.3 N/A.
Old 06-15-2005, 12:14 AM
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That launch where you did a 2.0 60ft looked pretty good, but i can't tell if you wheel hopped or bogged from the outside, if you wanna get that half second, assuming its not a boost leak and even if its not, you've got to be shiffing faster.

On some of your shifts ur dropping below 7k shiffing at 9k you shouldn't be lower then 7.5k also your shift into 3rd isn't what it should be, if I'm breaking the tires loose stock shifting into 3rd and even little chirps into 4th you should be plentyable with a turbo to do something fierce...

Do you have RP's short shift that might help you out a bit too not to mention its 10x as fun to drive.
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Thanks for that video .... very cool
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...I want.....

That's a nice vid!
Old 06-18-2005, 04:05 AM
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Well, I found the cause of my leak yesterday.

It was a small slit on the boost gauge hose that connects onto the intake manifold nipple. I probably ripped it when I was taking it off/on to see if switching to the other nipple made a difference.
The car doesn't drop boost after a second anymore. Pulls alot more in the mid RPMs. I should be able to get high/mid 13's on my next trip to the dragstrip.


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Nice vid, Adrian...what are you boosting your turbo at?
At the time of the video I was at 6psi for 1 sec and 3psi holding. This was due to a leak.

This past week, I found the cause of the leak and I also increased the boost to 7psi by adjusting the wastegate actuator 1 full turn tighter. No detonation so I'm good.

Originally Posted by PoLaK
if you wanna get that half second, assuming its not a boost leak and even if its not, you've got to be shiffing faster.

On some of your shifts ur dropping below 7k shiffing at 9k you shouldn't be lower then 7.5k also your shift into 3rd isn't what it should be, if I'm breaking the tires loose stock shifting into 3rd and even little chirps into 4th you should be plentyable with a turbo to do something fierce...

Do you have RP's short shift that might help you out a bit too not to mention its 10x as fun to drive.
Yeah, I've got RP's short shifter, it's loads of fun. I don't know about shifting faster, seems like I gear grind if I go any faster.
Old 06-18-2005, 05:05 AM
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I've posted a DIY on how to leak test your turbo kit. Thread here.
Old 06-18-2005, 12:44 PM
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heres my prediction 13.87 for next run
I dont believe shifting looks like the biggest problem, but boost leak halfway
down the 1380 is killing you.but it looks like you found the problem.
great video
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I say 13.6, anyone wanna place bets?
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That video is Hot bro! PLEASE post another video with your leak fixed!
Old 07-13-2005, 03:13 PM
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13.5 is my guess :D
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I'm doing 7.5 psi (rev range) with 6 psi on the top with no detonation & (currently) no boost control. Mechanic said he can do 8 psi & maybe 6.5 psi on the top. Play with your actuator rod a bit. 6/4 is what I had before (& 2 leaks also) & I can tell you it feels way better now.
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Originally Posted by Fanman
Play with your actuator rod a bit.

I'll do that. :p

My goal is to have 2 maps. The stock 6psi and then let the boost dropoff like Greddy said it would and the other is use a boost controller to get it to hold 7psi throughout the rpm range (that'll be enough power for me).

I'm guessing 13.5sec when I go back. After getting it tuned and fixing the leaks, the car feels much better.
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freakin awesome vids...
Old 07-16-2005, 12:50 PM
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Great video Adrian, what type tires do you reccomend for replacement on my 18" wheels?
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adrian-1, how much WHP do you think you're getting out of it? 250? Thanks.
Old 07-16-2005, 05:09 PM
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218whp/ 180tq, I posted the dynosheet in this thread.
That was with 6psi and it drops down at high rpms. I'll be installing a boost controller soon to get it to hold 7psi all the way to redline.
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So you did a 14 flat with only 218 WHP? That's pretty nice numbers man. I really like your set up. Good luck with your quest for 13s!

Do you have a CarDomain set up?
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Its probably from the big jump in torque. Nice results either way.
Old 07-17-2005, 10:28 PM
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My cardomain site.

I'm holding off on going back to the track until the weather gets alittle cooler (probably Sept). Also, I want to find out what that recall due to heat issues is all about. Kindof scared since I'm.....
- in Texas
- turbo'd
- was on the dyno tuning for over an hr a few weeks ago.
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The front lip is already scraped up pretty bad on the underside.

Personally...this was a sad thing to hear...lol, wink wink...

Anyway, I can't wait to get home so I can check out the video!!! Has anyone heard from Philodox? It's just strange to me that Adrian is making 218whp at about 6.5psi while Philodox's 8 is making 245whp at that same psi?

Why such a huge difference? Considering Adrian also has a high flow mid-pipe/cat it’s just strange to me that he is making only 218whp???


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